misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be fated to; be linked by fate
older brother; elder brother
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Japanese person; Japanese people
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
mission; delegation; transmission
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
training; drill; practice; discipline
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to